Roberto Boninsegna

Who is Roberto Boninsegna?

Roberto Boninsegna is an Italian former football player.

He started his career in Serie B with Prato in 1963–64 season. He transferred to FC Potenza, who was Serie B team in 1964–65 season. He also played for Varese in 1965–66 and Cagliari between 1966–1969. Boninsegna gained a status as an efficient striker with Internazionale Milano F.C. and Italian national football team in the 1970s. In Series A he totaled 171 goals in 281 games, and was top goalscorer in Italy in 1971 and 1972. He transferred to Juventus F.C. in 1976 and played 3 seasons for them. He finished his career at Verona at the end of the 1979–80 season.

Boninsegna scored Italy's only goal in the 1970 FIFA World Cup final against Brazil, which Italy ultimately lost 4–1.